5. Mr. Hemingway collects innovative lesson plans for his freshman English class, discusses exciting opportunities with his colleagues and enjoys attending collaborative planning sessions. How do you ensure that appropriate technology is being integrated into this English class and how do you determine if Mr. Hemingway is truly collaborating or if he merely appears to be collaborating?
Strategies
Be involved
Have ongoing two-way conversations
Set up opportunities for him to share with the department
Allow him to lead PD
Allow him to co-teach with others in the department
Review test data to confirm the impact of technology integration
Determine what technology he is actually using
Offer suggestions throughout ongoing discussions
Create opportunities for TF to co-teach with him and demonstrate use of any new technologies
Look at and share outside research
Initiate a collaborative project (Maybe partner with younger students)
Engage him in cross-curricular planning
Remain involved
Check alignment to curriculum goals
Suggest other uses of technology, such as digital storytelling
Have conversations with co-workers in the department to understand the extent of his technology integration
Set up a shared drive for teachers to store and disseminate lessons
Video one of his successful lessons and then disseminate
Participate in one of the planning sessions to assess the "culture" of the group
Strategies
- Be involved
- Have ongoing two-way conversations
- Set up opportunities for him to share with the department
- Allow him to lead PD
- Allow him to co-teach with others in the department
- Review test data to confirm the impact of technology integration
- Determine what technology he is actually using
- Offer suggestions throughout ongoing discussions
- Create opportunities for TF to co-teach with him and demonstrate use of any new technologies
- Look at and share outside research
- Initiate a collaborative project (Maybe partner with younger students)
- Engage him in cross-curricular planning
- Remain involved
- Check alignment to curriculum goals
- Suggest other uses of technology, such as digital storytelling
- Have conversations with co-workers in the department to understand the extent of his technology integration
- Set up a shared drive for teachers to store and disseminate lessons
- Video one of his successful lessons and then disseminate
- Participate in one of the planning sessions to assess the "culture" of the group
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